M.G.Doddamani
 
Born in 1968 in Gulbarga District, Karnataka Doddamani completed BFA (painting) with a First Rank, winning the Gold Medal from College of Visual Art, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga in 1990.  He went on to get a MFA (Graphics) from Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan, 1n 1992.
 
Awards include the Karnataka Lalit Kala Academy, Bangalore, in1995; All India Dasara Exhibition, Mysore in 1989-90;Gulbarga University and Kalamahotsava, Gulbarga in 1989; Visva Bharati Santiniketan Merit Scholar in 1990-91; 50 years of Independence of India, AIFACS, New Delhi in 199; central and State Lalit Kala Academy in 2000;Lokmanya Tilak All India ,Pune in 2005;camel Art Foundation, Chennai in 2006.  He has held solo shows at MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore in 1993; Images Art Gallery, Bangalore1999; Right lines Art Gallery, Bangalore in 2003; Neelambari Resorts at Kerala in 2006,2017,2018, Right lines Art gallery Bangalore 2007. He has participated in shows all over India, and been a part of several group shows, some of which are: “Korea & Karnataka” at Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata in 1991 and Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan 1992, “Chitrayatra” All India Touring Exhibition, Karnataka Lalit Kala Academy, Bangalore in 1995; “Prominent Artists of Karnataka”, organized by Images Art Gallery, Bangalore in 1996; Eminent Artists of  Karnataka CKP Bangalore in 1996; “Delta” Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bangalore and Ravindra Bhavan Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi in 1996; In Aid of Police Benevolent Fund, organized by Department of Police, Bangalore in 1997,”Human Form and Art” National Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi in 1997, “ Group Show at Hongkong”organized by The Gallery, Chennai in 1997, “ International Artist Camp: organized by Central Lalit Kala Academy, “Metaphorical Spring Image” at Gallery Leela  and Sir J J Gallery, Mumbai in 1999; “The Harmony show organized by Reliance Group, Mumbai in 1999-2000; “ Karnataka Lalit Kala Academy” Jaipur in 2000; Regional Art Exhibition Lalit Kala Academy, Reflections Gallery, Hong Kong in 2005;”Indian Art” at London by Maya Art.com, Bangalore in 2006;”Indian Art “ at Paris by Mantram Art Foundation, Bangalore in 2006; In USA by Kynkyny Art Gallery, Bangalore in 2006 and Suvarna Karnataka Government of Karnataka in 2006.
 
He has directed several art camps in painting and graphic art.  He also teaches art on a regular basis.  His paintings are in the Central Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi, Karnataka Lalit Kala Academy, and Bangalore, Government  Museum , Bangalore, College of Visual Art, Gulbarga and many private and public collections in India and Mexico, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, USA, Holland, Switzerland, China., Germany, Singapore, Dubai and London .

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